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UK hacker gets 18 months

Submitted by hitbsecnews on Wed, 2002-09-25 09:20

Source: Vnunet

A UK hacker has received an 18-month prison sentence for corporate sabotage.
Stephen Carey, a 28-year-old computer engineer from Eastbourne, Sussex, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months by Hove Crown Court for hacking into a firm's database and modifying information.

He had been hired by sheet metalwork firm RP Duct Work in April last year to carry out essential maintenance and upgrades on the company's database. But after he botched the job the firm was forced to pay a troubleshooter £80 per hour to fix the system.

When RP Duct Work refused to pay Carey he left a back door into the company's network that allowed him to dial straight in from his home computer. From there he deleted a database full of designs, causing an estimated £50,000-worth of damage.

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3 comments for 'UK hacker gets 18 months'

Submitted by SecNews Guest on Thu, 2002-09-26 04:15

I guess this goes to say, if you hire someone to secure your networks.... please pay them so they dont get mad and make you pay... The only thing he did wrong was get caught.

Submitted by SecNews Guest on Fri, 2003-06-20 05:50

I was this supposed "HACKER" I have now served my time and I am trying to find people to support me in overturning this ridiculous conviction. there was no "Botched Work" I have been paid in full for all work carried out at RP the company have ruined my name for some insurance scam or whatever, I have evidence to prove there was no "HACKING" I just need a decent Barrister who knows what IT stands for not some young jumped up QC like I was given who didnt know what half the jargon was and both prosecution and defence IT experts were clueless to. So how on earth could I get a fair trial. The log in here is in my wifes name who has been by my side all this time and you can contact me at f1computers@yahoo.com